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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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